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Crystal Palace have confirmed they will announce their new manager in the next 48 hours after the surprise departure of Tony Pulis last week. Pulis guided Palace to a miraculous fate after they avoided the drop despite being rock bottom when he picked them up. A truly remarkable season in which saw Pulis maintain a fascinating statistic – he has …

Southampton have had their official bid for Spurs winger Andros Townsend rejected according to Sky Sports. Sky Sports sources have indicated that the bid was said to be in the region of £10m. However, Spurs clearly envisage Townsend to be worth more than what the Saints are offering and quickly quashed the bid. Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has clearly identified Townsend …

Premier League duo, QPR and Crystal Palace are eyeing up a move for Tottenham midfielder Lewis Holtby. The German international has been out of favour since his move from Schalke and now it appears he is ready to move club in order to gain more first team experience. Holtby was loaned out to Fulham at the end of last season …

Tottenham have today confirmed a deal to sign Seattle Sounders full back, DeAndre Yedlin on a four-year-contract according to BBC Sport. The 21-year-old right back played a bit-part in USA’s World Cup campaign and mightily impressed when he came on as a substitute. Blessed with raw pace and a directness to his play, Yedlin will act as cover for first choice …

Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has indicated that he is ready to pull off a mass exodus with his squad to ensure all drift wood is exiled. Eleven players, that’s the number being floated about regarding how many players could be exiting White Hart Lane and England duo, Aaron Lennon and Andros Townsend are a part of the list. The Telegraph have …

Tottenham are closing in on their third signing of the transfer window. Spurs have already lured in Swansea duo Michel Vorm and Ben Davies and they now look set to add Eric Dier to their collection. The England U-21 has rejected a new contract at Sporting Lisbon has he edges closer to a move to Tottenham. According to the Telegraph, Dier …

6 years of an amazing journey #saintsfc DESTROYED in 1 hour !!! — Morgan Schneiderlin (@SchneiderlinMo4) July 29, 2014 Southampton midfielder, Morgan Schneiderlin took to social media to vent his anger after being told he was not allowed to leave St Mary’s. The French midfielder had been poised to join Spurs along with striker, Jay Rodriguez. The pair had been …

Southampton’s mass exodus looks to continue as Spurs are closing in on Saints duo, Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez. Talks are ongoing between the two clubs and a fee is yet to be agreed. According to BBC Sport Schneiderlin and Rodriguez are ready to make the switch to London as Southampton’s depleting squad continues. Today, Calum Chambers left St. Mary’s to …

Jan Vertonghen has given Tottenham fans a boost today as he announced he is willing to sign a new contract with the club. The Belgian has been in high demand after impressing for club and country of late as whispers from Spanish giants, Barcelona have come calling for the defender. Despite those claims, Vertonghen is ready to put the rumours …

Tottenham have targeted Aston Villa’s Rob Vlaar as the ideal man to strengthen their defence. The Dutch defender has been heavily linked with a host of clubs after his impressive World Cup campaign with the Netherlands. Aston Villa are apparently unwilling to let their captain leave, however, Spurs may use Michael Dawson or Lewis Holtby as bait to help lure …

Tottenham are set to lose out on the signing of French winger Mathieu Valbuena as Marseille have accepted a £5.5m bid from Russian side Dynamo Moscow. The 29-year-old was a target for Spurs along with two other Premier League sides, Arsenal and West Ham. However, it seemed Tottenham were favourites to secure the French winger who now looks ready to …

Highly rated defender Dejan Lovren is a player who is under the eyes of Arsenal and Liverpool. However, in a surprise late move, Tottenham have supposedly hi-jacked the deal and are said to be leading the way to secure the Croatian’s signature according to The Express. Apparently upset at the exit of Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino to Spurs; Lovren is keen …

Reports from Italy have suggested that Napoli and Lyon’s transfer talks over Maxime Gonalons have broken down. The two clubs tried to meet in a vain attempt of securing a deal for the Frenchman, however, the deal has collapsed. The collapse of the deal could actually benefit all parties as a new scenario is now being considered with Arsenal and Spurs …

The Mirror are reporting that Spurs have put in an £8m bid for Swansea and Wales left-back Ben Davies. The Welshman would be Mauricio Pochettino’s first signing as Spurs manager should the deal go ahead. Apparently Davies is already on his way to London to finalise personal negotiations. Tottenham fans hearts may be racing as they may be feeling a sense …

Our intrepid reporter Gerald has just hotfooted it back from the launch of Spurs new kit for 2013-1014. It has been created by Under Armour and is seen here modelled by a few faces that you might find familiar including Gareth Bale and Jermain Defoe. Really like the retro look (and this from an Arsenal fan) though not too sure …

This afternoon has seen a bit of news on a couple of players who Arsenal have apparently been tracking for ages. The first is an update from Talksport about the possible future of Vitesse Arnhem striker Wilfried Bony. In case you missed the chat from a few weeks ago Bony has impressed Wenger, and indeed half of Europe with his …

It appears that if Spurs want to keep Gareth Bale they are going to have splash the cash. And not just on an improved contract for the Welshman either. They are going to have invest in the squad too. So no surprise this morning that a few sources including this one are suggesting that the club has reignited their interest …

Simon Poulter of What Would David Bowie Do? rounds up the season Tottenham Hotspur (72 pts, GD +20) 5th Much rested on André Villas-Boas’s young shoulders this season when he stepped into Harry Redknapp’s shoes at White Hart Lane. Clearly, the chemistry at Chelsea had been all wrong – would Spurs be any better? Clearly, yes, and although fifth place …

There is some real confusion about where David Villa will be playing football next season. However it seems very unlikely that he will be joining any clubs that can’t offer him Champions League football so that means Spurs and Liverpool are out of the picture. So then where does that leave Arsenal? A couple of sources are quoting Spanish football …

So David Villa’s quest to re start his carer in North London and the Premiership continues, however the news this morning is that the Spanish striker might not heading for his expected destination The Barca man, who very nearly joined Arsenal in the winter window is, according to radio station Cadena Ser and newspaper Mundo Deportivo, on his way to …